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CVE-2007-3463
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows local users, who have sessions created by another user's RunAs (run as) command, to kill arbitrary…
Medium4.6EPSS 1.5%
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Description
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows local users, who have sessions created by another user's RunAs (run as) command, to kill arbitrary processes of this other user, as demonstrated by the taskkill program. NOTE: the researcher claims a vendor dispute in which the vendor states that "RunAs and UAC are convenience features, not security boundaries. If you need a security guarantee, please log out and log back in with a different account.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 39014 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20070626 RE: "run as" local denial-of-service enables administrative account processes to be killed (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20070623 "run as" local denial-of-service enables administrative account processes to be killed (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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